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Description
Position Summary: We are looking for a project lead with software engineering experience, background in frontend/backend development (AWS stack), and expertise in project management and agile methodologies. The candidate will spend 50% leading the team of 2 engineers (scrum master, stakeholder management) and 50% of time coding simple interfaces (frontend/backend) to expose the models developed by the team to the business.
Responsibilities
* Lead day-to-day operations, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and scrum ceremonies for the team
* Architect and implement scalable cloud-based applications demonstrating LLM capabilities (frontend/backend on AWS: Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, S3, Cognito, etc)
* Manage stakeholder communications, project timelines, and workflow prioritization
* Write simple web applications (React/Python, REST APIs) for demos and internal LLM tools
* Ensure alignment between AI research, engineering delivery, and business requirements
* Foster team development, mentorship, and knowledge sharing
Requirements
* 5+ years’ experience in software engineering (frontend and backend), with at least 2 years in AWS cloud environments
* 2+ years: demonstrated success managing scrum teams and agile delivery
* Fluency in modern frontend frameworks and backend stacks
* Good understanding of Gen AI, software development accelerators (e.g. Copilot)
* Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
Skills
* AWS
* Lambda
* API gateway
* EC2
* S3
* Cognito
* Python
* React
* REST API
* GEN AI
Job Title: Project Lead
Location: Manchester, UK
Rate/Salary: 400.00 - 500.00 GBP Daily
Job Type: Contract
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